ONLINE ENGLISH FOR NURSES
This English for Nurses course teaches you the English you need to study and work in an English-speaking healthcare environment, attend conferences and seminars, and keep up with nursing journals and research written in English.
You can use this online course wherever you have an internet connection. The different inputs and activities are short and focused, so even 10 minutes will be enough to learn some useful language.
99% of nurses and nursing students who have taken this course would recommend it to others (information correct August 2021).
The course covers a wide range of essential care, from introducing yourself to discussing pain, pressure area care, breathing difficulties, infection control, falls and injuries, to administering medications, IV therapy, post-operative and end-of-life care. The units cover medical terminology, patient and staff interactions, hospital language and documents, and much more. In addition, at the end of each unit there is a quiz to make sure you have understood the most important language items.
During the course, you study all aspects of nursing language, including vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and functional skills. There is a very wide range of activities, including interactive recording where you record and listen to yourself in conversation with a patient. The program is strongly practical and is regularly reviewed so the content remains relevant and up to date.
English for Nurses online course is accredited and certificated by the CPD Standards Office in the UK (CPDSO) and NOCN Group.
CPDSO quality assures continuing professional development (CPD) across a very wide range of sectors, with accredited providers in over 40 countries. CPD certificates are for 80 points and are free on course completion.
NOCN Group is a leading UK Awarding Organisation, operating in over 20 different countries, with over 2,000 approved training centres delivering qualifications and certificates to over 250,000 learners a year. If you would like an NOCN certificate, there is a fee of £20 to be paid when you finish your course.
This online course is also excellent preparation for OET Nursing, required by regulatory bodies for nurses who want to work in English-speaking countries such as the UK, Ireland, US and Australia. It provides the language foundation that those studying for OET Nursing need. The course can be combined with SLC’s Reach OET B Nursing.
Throughout the course, we are here to answer your questions, whether they are about the content or if you have a technical issue when accessing the course. If you would like to work with a teacher to support your learning, practise the language and give you personalised feedback, then check out the PRO and PREMIUM options below.
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Virginia wrote SLC’s Medical English courses and is SLC’s Head of Medical English. She is a lecturer in English for Medical Purposes, a Medical English teacher trainer, and a widely published writer, including co-authoring the Cambridge English for Nursing text books, used by Medical universities around the world. Virginia Allum is also a practising Registered Nurse, with years of practice in the UK and Australia.
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